Do I still have a chance to not have HSV2

[G2222]

Hello,

I was tested in 2010 for everything just as a routine check, I've never had any symptoms or anything just to check and I came back to the results of HSV 1: 0.07 and HSV 2: 1.3. Now I know these are low positives and one doctor told me I was only "exposed" to the virus which by ready other forums is not true, you either have it or you don't. And another doctor told me no I definitely have it and wanted to put me on the medicine. Now I've been googling like crazy because of how incredibly scared I am and I've heard multiple things like if you've had shingles that can come up as a false positive and I've had shingles in 2010, and I've had canker sores since I was like 5 so I would of never thought I had HSV2 but possibly HSV1 considering my canker sores. Now I got tested recently (5/6/14) and my numbers were the exact same the 1.3 for HSV2 and negative for HSV1. The doctor told me the Western blot is not used anymore and that's only for HIV and that I don't need to do the BioKitUSA because I have it and need to just accept it. . I guess I'm just really scared and trying to make sense of living with his thing. . Is there still hope for being a false positive?!? Can I order the biokit on my own somehow?! Or travel somewhere because I know different doctors on here have said the statistics show that low positives are always positives. . Can you pleaseeee help me sort out his thing?!

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Your doctor is wrong about the western blot for herpes.  Google it is you have a question about the accuracy of his statement.  I would strongly suggest that you do get a western blot. Your index value for HSV 2 is in the low positive range and should certainly be clarified.   The University of Washington can send you a test kit that you can have your doctor draw or we can order the test for you through our clinic.  Everything goes to the University of Washington.  There is definitely hope for a false positive, yes, and the western blot can probably help you sort this out.  Sometimes, the western blot comes back indeterminate, it can't sort it out either, but it is most often a clear yes or not.

Terri

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

I think you mean that it is indeterminate, right?  Unfortunately, we see that not uncommonly in people with low positives.  It is possible that whatever protein is tripping the ELISA test may also be confusing the western blot.  have you had sexual encounters between the 2010 test and now?  How recently, if yes?
Terri

[G2222]

Is this a good sign?!

[G2222]

So the test results came back undetermined so they need to do more tests in 4 months!

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Great!  I'll be eager to hear your results.

Terri

[G2222]

You've helped me soo much! Thank you! I am feeling more at ease about everything. I called the clinic and have a phone consultation tomorrow so hopefully I can get this figured out!!

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Statistically, there is an 85% chance that this a false positive and thus a 15% chance it is a true positive.  I understand that you are nervous, that's really normal.  Just find out and you can move on either way with your life.

Terri

[G2222]

Okay, Thank you so much! What do you think my chances are that it is a false positive being that the numbers are so low?? Im just so nervous.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Just call Westover Heights Clinic and set up a phone consultation appointment and they can make those arrangements for you.

Terri

[G2222]

How would I go about getting the test from you guys because everyone I've gone to here does not wanna help me, shuts down all of my ideas about these tests so I feel hopeless :( thank you so much for replying! I'm so scared and worried!